Zheng Jin, the Langguan of the Military Casting Bureau, was humiliated and beaten in the Smelting Bureau, and then the craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau were thrown out of the door of the department. When the news spread to the Sixth and Twenty-Fourth Divisions of the Central Government, many officials
The department was in an uproar.
You must know that Zheng Jin's family background is not low. His father's family, the Zheng family, has been an official in the court for many generations. His father was Zheng Lun, a regular servant of the court, and his father Zheng Yong even served as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Going forward, there are also many descendants of the Zheng family who have served as Jiuqing, and they can be said to be queens of famous families in Daliang.
And his mother was the daughter of Li Huan, the current Secretary of the Ministry of War, and the sister of Li Jin, the Prime Minister of the Military Casting Bureau. Therefore, when the officials carried the miserable Zheng Jin to the Zheng Mansion, his mother Li was shocked and shocked.
Angry, not only did he summon his husband Zheng Lun, he also summoned his father and brother in an attempt to bring justice to his son.
"My daughter, regardless of whether Zhao Hongrun is the king of Su, he ordered someone to beat my son for no reason. What did he do? Father, my daughter begs my father to report this matter to His Majesty, and he must let Zhao Hongrun give my son justice.
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On Zheng Jin's bedding, his mother Li cried and begged her father Li Huan.
However, before Li Huan could express anything, Li's husband Zheng Lun, a regular servant of Sanqi, stopped by and said: "A woman's opinion!... Do you think that Zhao Hongrun is just an ordinary prince?"
Li wiped her tears and said angrily: "I know that Zhao Hongrun was the hero who defeated the Chu army, so he was granted the title of King Su. But even so, you can't ask people to beat my son for no reason. Is there any royal law?"
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Wang Fa? The other party is a direct descendant of the Ji family. You want to ask him Wang Fa?
Li Huan, Li Jin, and Zheng Lun looked at Mr. Li with strange eyes after hearing this. Immediately, Mr. Li's elder brother Li Jin spoke: "Little sister, please take care of Jin'er here first, for the sake of your brother and father."
And brother-in-law, go sit in the next room for a while... Remember, don't act rashly on this matter for the time being."
Mrs. Li glanced at the expressions of her father, brother and husband. Although she was angry, she still nodded obediently.
Seeing this, Li Huan, Li Jin and Zheng Lun came to the next room.
After closing the door, Zheng Lun asked in confusion: "Brother Jin, why did Jin'er go to the Smelting Bureau today?"
Li Jin sighed after hearing this and said in a deep voice: "Brother-in-law, I don't know. Yesterday evening, Wang Fu, the Prime Minister of the Smelting Bureau, sent someone to inform the 24th Division of the Sixth Ministry of the Central Government and announced the termination of the previous cooperation between the Smelting Bureau and various ministries and departments.
.......In order to replace the armaments for the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison this year, our Military Casting Bureau asked the Smelting Bureau to repair and rush to make a batch of carriages. Yesterday, Wang Fu suddenly called someone over to inform our Military Casting Bureau. He said it was the batch of carriages.
If there is no accident, Jin'er will definitely take some people to the Smelting Bureau to inquire about the matter after hearing about it this morning."
At this point, Li Jin apologetically said to his brother-in-law Zheng Lun: "This is all my fault. My brother forgot to tell Jin'er about Su Wang Hongrun's taking over the Smelting Bureau, which is why he suffered this disaster."
Zheng Lun shook his head when he heard this. You must know that now that his Zheng family is gradually declining. The reason why his son Zheng Jin is working in the Weapon Casting Bureau, a well-oiled department, is all thanks to the support of his father-in-law and brother-in-law. And naturally, it is difficult to say more.
What.
"So, Jin'er fell into the hands of King Na Su innocently?"
Hearing Zheng Lun's words, Li Huan, Minister of the Ministry of War, stroked his beard, nodded and said solemnly: "Jin'er's fate is bad this time, and she became the sacrifice of King Su to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys... It seems that King Su is in charge.
After the situation is created, the situation will definitely undergo major changes."
After hearing this, Zheng Lun thought deeply for a moment and asked cautiously: "Can I borrow the money from the clan..."
He didn't finish speaking, but I believe Li Huan and Li Jin would understand what he meant.
"You can, you can, but this is tantamount to making an enemy of King Su..." Li Huan touched his beard and said with a slightly frown: "I have fought with King Su Hongrun twice.
Jiao Dao, although this son is only fifteen years old, in terms of methods, he is not inferior to King Yong..."
"Father, do you mean that this matter should just be settled?" Li Jin said unhappily after hearing this: "Jin'er is also a minister after all, and he went to the Smelting Bureau for official business. Even if there is a verbal conflict, it will not matter.
He wouldn't have been beaten like that." Recalling that his nephew Zheng Jin's cheeks were red and swollen after being beaten, and his lips were even bright red, Li Jin felt really angry.
You know, although Zheng Jin has an arrogant personality, he is not a fool. At least he can do well every time the errands arranged by his uncle Li Jin, not to mention that he knows how to flatter and please. Therefore, Li Jin loves this person very much.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a nephew, even if he considers him as his own son.
So now, as the biological father, Zheng Lun has not expressed anything yet, but Li Jin, the uncle, is already filled with anger.
"Shuzi, don't you understand?" Seeing his son's anger, Li Huan said angrily: "King Su's move is not aimed at Jin'er. He wants to use Jin'er to warn the six and twenty-four departments in the court and tell those who
Officials in the DPRK, now he Su Wang Hongrun has taken charge of the
Bureau, if anyone dares to make a mistake, this will be the fate!... If you want to take revenge on King Su, you can report the matter to the Zongfu now. I believe that the people in the Zongfu will handle the matter impartially. However, have you ever thought about it?
What about after King Su comes out of the clan mansion?"
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Li Huan stroked his beard and said with a sneer: "Don't say that Jin'er's injury was just a superficial wound and there was no danger to his life. Even if King Su accidentally beat Jin'er to death, how could the people of the clan really do it?
Sanctioning King Su? Either you have the ability to keep King Su locked up in the Zong Mansion.
Otherwise, when he comes out, my Li family and my virtuous son-in-law’s Zheng family will all be the targets of King Su’s revenge!… King Su, who is determined to retaliate, will never let anyone go with him.
The enemy, Luo Wenzhong, the director of the Literary and Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is a lesson learned from the past!"
"..." After hearing this, the anger on Li Jin's face softened slightly, and he frowned and said, "Is it possible that I can only swallow my anger?"
Li Huan stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly: "I can bear to be calm for a while... King Su is not a bully, but he hates threats the most. Fan Xiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Finance, is in the current situation in the Ministry of household affairs. You are not helpless."
It’s clear, obviously he has the support of the Prince of the East Palace, but what’s the result?
The Hubu still loses its power. This is the fate of threatening King Su." After that, he turned to look at Zheng Lun and warned: "Wonderful son-in-law, if you listen to my advice, please persuade your wife and don't do anything in the house.
If you choose to be the enemy of King Su at this time, even if the Li and Zheng families join forces, they cannot afford to offend you."
"My son-in-law understands." Zheng Lun bowed his hands and said respectfully.
Seeing this, Li Huan nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, King Su has gone too far this time, but this is not a disaster, but a blessing." At this point, he turned his head again.
Looking at his son Li Jin, he said seriously: "Jin'er, the current situation in the Smelting Bureau is treacherous. You, the Bingzhao Bureau, must retreat three points."
Li Jin felt uncomfortable when he heard this, but he did not dare to disobey his father, so he had no choice but to nod his head obediently and agree: "My child will obey."
As a result, the Li family and the Zheng family did not show any expression at all.
This shocked the officials of the Sixth and Twenty-Fourth Departments of the Central Government. After all, they never expected that regarding Zheng Jin's matter, the Li family and the Zheng family actually chose to swallow their anger without even a word of protest, let alone revenge.
Even Zhao Hongrun was very surprised. After all, in order to scare the monkeys and scare the tigers, with his acquiescence, Zheng Jin and his other officials were seriously injured.
As predicted by Li Huan, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhao Hongrun had already thought about it. If the Li family and the Zheng family couldn't swallow this, and the clan intervened, Zhao Hongrun would not mind taking the Li family and the clan with him after being released from the clan.
The Zheng family cleaned up together, but now that the other party was so obedient, Zhao Hongrun felt a little bit sorry.
Forget it, let’s talk about this later.
Shaking his head and putting the matter behind him, Zhao Hongrun summoned the chief minister Wang Fu and the three lieutenants Chen Dan, Cheng Lin and Xun Xin.
When Zhao Hongrun told these four people what he was thinking, Wang Fu, Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Why?
Because the first thing Zhao Hongrun asked them to do was to take stock of the personnel list in the Smelting Bureau and increase everyone's salary.
"Increase the salary of craftsmen?"
Wang Fu asked cautiously.
"Yes." Zhao Hongrun nodded and confirmed.
He has learned about the current monthly salary situation of the civil servants and craftsmen in the Metallurgical Bureau. It is really unimaginable to him that the craftsmen, who are the backbone of the Metallurgical Bureau, have a monthly salary of only about sixty taels of silver. And with experience
Rich craftsmen have improved twenty taels on this basis.
Zhao Hongrun was speechless about this. You must know that it took more than seven or eight years to go from craftsman to master craftsman, but the monthly salary only increased by twenty taels.
As for the civil servants in the Metallurgical Bureau, their monthly salary is generally not high. For example, Wang Fu, who is the chief of the Metallurgical Bureau, has only one hundred and eighty taels of monthly salary. The others are Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin.
The monthly salary of the three Langguan officials ranges from 80 taels to 120 taels according to their seniority. As for the general public servants, their monthly salary also ranges from 30 taels to 50 taels according to their seniority.
With the price of goods in Daliang, what can you do with a monthly salary of thirty taels a month? Although it is enough for a family of five to eat, drink and wear clothes, I believe there will be absolutely no savings left. Therefore, once you get sick, you can only fight hard and don’t even have the money to pay for medical treatment and medicine.
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"From now on, the monthly salary of everyone in our Smelting Bureau will be doubled! ... In addition, I have already said that this is only an initial increase in monthly salary. As long as the development of the Smelting Bureau meets my wishes in the future, even if the monthly salary is increased several times,
It’s not a problem either.”
When saying these words, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
If it weren't for the three hundred thousand taels of silver in his hand, I believe he wouldn't be so confident.
"In short, if you do a good job, your monthly salary will naturally increase faster."
Under Zhao Hongrun's financial offensive, let alone what the craftsmen in the Smelting Bureau would do after hearing about this, at least the four civil servants in the house had their enthusiasm aroused.
"What does His Highness want us to do?" Lang Guan Cheng Lin asked enthusiastically, because he had a hunch that His Highness King Su was going to make some big move.
What to do first...
After hearing Cheng Lin's inquiry, Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and suddenly said with a smile: "Let's make a ruler first."
Ruler? Our Metallurgical Bureau has a ruler.
Wang Fu, Chen Dan, Cheng Lin, and Xun Xin looked at each other with confusion on their faces. (To be continued.)